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The death of Laurence archbishop of Dublin, and of Iohn Comin made archbishop in his place.

IN this meane time Laurence archbishop of Dublin died at the castell of Angiers
in Normandie, about the kalends of December 1180. He was a (1) iust and a good
man, but somwhat in displeasure with the king, who had him in suspicion bicause
he was at the councell of (2) Laterane, and there inueighed much against the king
of England and his honour; & for that cause in his returne homewards through
Normandie was staied, and in the end there died, where he was buried in the high
church of our ladie. After him John Comin an Englishman borne, and a monke
in the abbeie of Euenham, was by the kings means elected orderlie by the clergie
of Dublin archbishop, and afterwards confirmed by pope Lucius at Viterbe, where
he was also made a cardinall. A man he was verie well learned and eloquent, and
verie zealous in causes of the church, wherein he would haue doone verie much
good, if that he had not beene too worldlie, & haue sought to haue pleased worldlie
princes, and to haue beene in the kings fauour.

(1) This one thing is and was a common obseruation in the Romish church, that
if anie one had receiued the charact thereof, that although he were neuer so rebellious,
nor so great a traitor against his prince; yet the same was to be interpreted
to be in defense of the holie church, and such a one was counted a godlie and a holie
man, though by the scriptures he who resisteth his prince is said to resist God
himselfe.

(2) The councell of Laterane is said to be one of the greatest synods or generall
councels that hath bin, it was kept at Rome vnder pope Innocent the third An. 1204.
Manie decrées were there made for the aduancing of the Romish antichrist: but
yet the councell could not be brought to his full perfection by reason of the ciuill
wars in Italie. But among other decrées this was concluded, that all controuersies
betwéene kings and princes, the correction therof should apperteine to the pope:
as also no man should be counted emperour, except the pope had admitted him and
crowned him.

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